National Fentanyl Awareness Day

National Fentanyl Awareness Day aims to raise public awareness about an urgent problem: people are dying at alarming rates due to illegally made fentanyl (FEN-ta-nyl), a dangerous synthetic opioid.

Founded by parents who have lost loved ones to this crisis, National Fentanyl Awareness Day is supported by a coalition of issue-area experts, corporations, nonprofits, schools, families and elected officials who are coming together today to amplify the issue via social media.

Resources for Behavioral Health Providers

• Nevada State Opioid Response
• Together We Can Save Lives: What Does the New DHHS Overdose Prevention Strategy Mean for Me?
• Medication Assisted Treatment: The Basics in Nevada
• Stimulants and Opioids: An Emerging Drug Threat in the Midst of the Opioid Epidemic
• Effective Detoxification: Helping Those on the Path to Recovery